How to Resolve the OnePlus 6T Black Screen Death Issue

Here we will guide on some common issue of OnePlus 6T Black Screen Death Issue.

OnePlus 6T is a very popular phone in the stores today due to its advanced features and latest technologies that attract various numbers of buyers. This is one of the best phones till date for its budgeted price that also has the latest features and as such attracts the buyers in large number.

Steps to Fix OnePlus 6T Black Screen Death Issue

Here are few troubleshooting tips to fix the OnePlus 6T Black Screen Death Issue

Forced Reboot

There are a few users that may interpret unresponsive device or frozen as a bad screen problem. Try to force a reboot with the following steps.

On the right side of the phone press and hold the Power Button
Hold the Power Button until the phone vibrates and restarts or up to 10-15seconds
Let go if the phone turns off, press power again for 2seconds to restart your phone

This should be the easy fix if your screen works fine after following the above steps. Proceed with the below steps if the screen stays black or if there is no response at all.

Having a black screen can also be an indication of the device being completely dead or unresponsive. This may be due to the number of causes. However, if your phone still vibrates, make sounds, has a visible LED light, the problem may be isolated to the screen assembly.

Charge using a different set of accessories

A black screen may also result from the charging issues. All you need to do is try to charge the phone using a different set of adapter and cable to see if your device will power up the battery faster. This may help to fix your trouble if there is no physical damage to the screen.

Clear Cache Partition

This step is applicable only if the screen was not physically damaged. We may assume that the cause may be due to the system cache. Try the below steps.

Press down the Power key for five seconds and turn your phone off. This is very important. If you are not able to turn your phone off, you cannot boot to Recovery Mode. Wait until the battery is drained if you are not able to shut the device off regularly via the Power button. Now charge your phone for 30minutes before booting your device to Recovery Mode
Click on the Power Button key and the volume key simultaneously until the device vibrates and opens the Recovery Mode
Click on the preferred language
Now use the volume keys to navigate, click on Wipe> Wipe cache> to start the process click on Yes
Once this is done reboot the device

Even if this step does not give you a clear solution, a hard reset should only help if there is a software-related bug behind the trouble. Ensure you don’t waste your time on hard reset if you know that you have dropped your phone or the phone got wet before the screen turned black. To hard reset your device,

Hard Reset

Press the power key for five seconds or you may also wait until the battery is drained if you are not able to shut the device off via the Power button. Charge your phone for 30minutes before you boot to Recovery Mode.
Press and hold the power button key and volume key simultaneously until the device vibrates and opens the Recovery Menu
Click on the preferred language
Use the volume keys to navigate, visit Wipe> data cache> Erase Everything> Confirm
Once this is done, reboot the device

Remember, if the above steps have not worked or if your phone got banged up, you are required to have it checked by a trained technician so that you will get accurate information on what you are supposed to do next. If you are lucky and the physical damage is only isolated to the screen, replacing the screen assembly is sufficient to revive it.